ctephin and mystified - quetzal - ctephin and mystifiedearman082 - ctephin and mystified - quetzal It is our distinct pleasure to welcome back Thomas Park, aka mystified, to Earth Mantra, as well as to welcome for the first time ctephin, an experimental noise group hailing from Oklahoma in the USA. Together, these diverse artists have collaborated on one of the most intriguing releases of 2009, entitled "Quetzal". Thomas has long been known for his ability to leap from genre to genre without the slightest sign of effort...Keywords:ambient; experimental; electronic; world fusionDownloads: 1,793 (1 review)

Martin Del Litto- Life Set [Treetrunk 168] - Martin Del Litto"This is a solo improvised session by Martin Del Litto, recorded at Pou de la Figuera (Barcelona) on July 2011. The idea was to emulate organic ambients generated with electronic resource. Basically, I used a synthesizer and some amplified objects.... I tried to make a kind of trip through different landscapes and emotions...."-- Martin Del Litto, 2011Keywords:Live; Industrial; Ambient; Soundscape; ImprovisationDownloads: 1,464 (1 review)

Mystified - Dance Like Branches [wh217] - MystifiedThe result of a creative challenge, this work uses a variety of acoustic instruments and sound sources to craft rhythms and ambient textures. "Dance Like Branches" was a response to an artistic challenge by C.P. McDill for mystified to compose in an older style, and without using certain tools. All sounds were created by hand in the studio from instruments played by Thomas, with the exception of the vocal samples...Keywords:Mystified; ambient; dark ambient; rhythmic; instrumental; experimental; sound artDownloads: 908 (1 review)

AmortE - Under The Pall I Smell The Past (Okk021)Amazed we were by the Hekte Zaren / Norss split on Norss Platen called Hellemond! What were we hearing here? The new Diamanda Galas?! That’s as close a description we could come up with. AmortE is the alter ego of Hekte Zaren and this is her first release on Okkulth Records. The second one is coming soon and something tells us, there will be a third, maybe a fourth, hell, why not a fifth?! AmortE is a hellish poet, the tongue of evil, death’s singer...Keywords:death chants; poetry; AmortEDownloads: 917 (1 review)

Protostar [tmth053] - SunmoonIt has been expressed on many occasions that TT releases have a bit of a science-fiction bent, and we like our sci-fi heavy on the science. Enter Sunmoon with "Protostar" and you have a mystical, cosmic ambient masterpiece. The sounds are much like the swirling of gasses and matter as a star is formed or destroyed. As you listen you can feel yourself travelling through clouds of vaporized elements and expanding particles...Downloads: 2,648 (1 review)

Various Artists- A Prophecy Of Emptiness Mix [treetrunk111] - Various ArtistsThis is a mix of dark ambient, drone and experimental tracks with the subject of the dying city. You know-- urban decay-- rusting girders, broken trains and cars, dripping pipes, and so forth. Various eligible and cc-licensed tracks were included in the mix, including excellent music by Fosel, C. Reider (with PBK), Adamned Age, Tribe Of Astronauts, Mystified, Mister Vapor and Digital Mass. Hi-fidelity mp3 and FLAC files are available, so plug in, tune out, and imagine the natural end of cities a...Keywords:ambient; dark ambient; drone; experimental; mixDownloads: 2,580 (1 review)

Meho - Pust Grad - Mehoearman192 - Meho - Pust Grad Time for another release on Earth Mantra, and time again to welcome a brand new artist to our roster, this time ambient alchemist Meho. Hailing from Bosnia/Herzegovina and Sweden, Meho concocts mysterious brews of foreboding ambient soundscapes that we find eerily beautiful and deeply moving. In his debut Earth Mantra release, called "Pust Grad" (which means "Deserted City" in English), Meho takes us on a journey through a post-apocalyptic world, one inspired by his ...Keywords:ambient; electronic; drone; abstract; dark ambient; experimentalDownloads: 1,435 (1 review)

Mystified - EarthWaves - Mystifiedearman144 - Mystified - EarthWaves Thomas Park of Mystified returns to Earth Mantra, this time with a short-but-sweet collection of beautiful abstract drones called "EarthWaves". We have long been fans of Thomas's work, constantly amazed by both the amount of material that he produces, the consistent quality of that material, as well as the unending stream of new ideas that come out of his studio. With "EarthWaves", Thomas does not disappoint, delivering a new and very clever approach to composi...Keywords:ambient; electronic; abstract; droneDownloads: 1,934 (1 review)

Mystified- Complex Silence 14 [treetrunk 147] - Mystified"Now comes a Complex Silence release that been long awaited. One of ambient music's and netlabelism's most celebrated artists, Mystified, has graced the Complex Silence Series with a long-form drone. There's no point attempting to describe this music or do it justice in words. The artist's name alone tells you that your ears will be delighted. Simply put your finger on the download button, then sit back and let yourself be immersed in a world of sound as rich and yes, as complex and abstract, as...Keywords:ambient; drone; soundscape; dark ambient; longform; mystifiedDownloads: 1,985 (1 review)

Seetyca With Mystified- "Arctic Isolationism" [treetrunk094] - Seetyca With MystifiedThis release originally came out in 2004 on Seetyca's "Mbira" label as a cdr. It is a series of arctic ambient pieces inspired by the Jensen Arctic Museum in Monmouth. The conception was Seetyca's, and mystified added a few soundloops and other elements. Final mixing was by Artin Mucht. The result is stark, cold, and beautiful-- Treetrunk hopes you enjoy it.Keywords:ambient; dark ambient; soundscape; droneDownloads: 1,805 (1 review)

Dogmentation - DemagolkaLatest single by experimental band Demagolka. "Dogmentation" is a Nine Inch Nails-inspired industrial rock track that sounds a bit like a frenetical version of "The Four Of Us Are Dying". Enjoy! Randall Rhodes, the bassist, really nailed it here, his lead bass work is awesome. Great job! Demagolka is: Randall Rhodes - vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, programming Doc Demagol - additional guitar, samples, programmingKeywords:industrial rock; rock; industrial; ambientDownloads: 62 (2 reviews)

Mystified - Bone Drones 4 [wh211] - MystifiedMystified has expanded the original Bone Drones trilogy into new territory thanks to the acquisition of a new instrument. A recently invented trombone called the Jiggs pBone has revolutionized the world of "brass" instruments. Although it is constructed of plastic, it is capable of the rich tones and volume of its traditional metallic cousin. It is in its lighter weight and less brassy overtones that new possibilities occur, and thusly inspired, Thomas Park of Mystified has undertaken to begin a...Keywords:Mystified; ambient; dark ambient; drone; ambient drone; organic drone; acoustic drone; soundscapeDownloads: 1,180 (2 reviews)

Asphalt's parakeet - Ice Guild KaiserI was very happy when C.P. McDill told me about this release. Inspired by Sadayatana he said. Neat. Sadayatana is inspired by and infused with the music of C.P. McDill in a big way. Sadayatana has been directly influenced by music curated by him as proprietor of the Webbed Hand Records netlabel, and in the music he has made and released in various guises. As Akashic Crow’s Nest, Drone Wallah, Saluki Regicide, Tree Helicopter, Djinnestan, Rolling Calf Sinfonette, and now as Ice Guild Kaiser (Sa...Keywords:soundscape; ambient; dark ambient; sadayatana; buddhist on fire; Ice Guild KaiserDownloads: 711 (2 reviews)

Saluki Regicide - The Shades to Appease [wh143] - CP McDillSaluki Regicide returns to Webbed Hand with a long-awaited sequel to "Mirage Emigrants" [wh012] -- an album full of atmospheric sound textures and evocative samples. More work from a recording project described as "haunted head music to disturb your inner child." Saluki Regicide was the first major project of C.P. McDill and he still considers it his primary one. It was originally most active 2003-04, then sporadically thereafter, usually in the form of collaborations and long-form works...Keywords:ambient; soundscape; dark ambient; drone; experimentalDownloads: 983 (3 reviews)

Phillip Wilkerson- Complex Silence 15 [treetrunk 150] - Phillip WilkersonSomewhere toward the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one I found the strength to return to music and focus on creating a longform ambient piece that would reflect the sense of calm I had regained following a major crisis in my life. I came across a message posted on a blog (of all places) that seemed to speak directly to me and Complex Silence 15 was created while this thought was drifting through my head: "Peace...Keywords:ambient; drone; soundscape; light ambient; longformDownloads: 1,783 (2 reviews)

Jeff Sampson- Requiem In Shallows [treetrunk 163] - Jeff Sampson"History is littered with examples of great civilizations, cultures, and economic empires that reached a point where they could no longer sustain themselves. Complacence washed over the great majority. Where once there had been forward-thinking, it had receded to a dark shallowness sucking the light, and life, from any who raised a warning cry. Apathy set in. The foundations and structures the greatness had been built on were ignored, forgotten, and eroded...Keywords:longform; experimental; vocal; ambient; soundscape; droneDownloads: 3,545 (2 reviews)

Lucette Bourdin and Darrell Burgan - Prasantih - Lucette Bourdin and Darrell Burganearman150 - Lucette Bourdin and Darrell Burgan - Prasantih Lucette Bourdin and Darrell Burgan return to Earth Mantra with their second collaborative release, an album of soothing ambient electronica entitled "Prasantih". Sometime in winter 2009-2010, Lucette and Darrell began working together on some cross-composed music, to see what sort of results might emerge from such a collaboration. Living thousands of miles apart, face to face recording was impossible...Keywords:ambient; electronic; drone; space musicDownloads: 1,803 (2 reviews)

Lucette Bourdin - Golden Sun - Lucette Bourdinearman083 - Lucette Bourdin - Golden Sun Some artists seem to have no limits to their talent whatsoever. When Lucette Bourdin released her magnum opus "Silver Moon" in February of 2009, we at Earth Mantra were so blown away by it that we could not conceive of how she could possibly top herself. Surely, we thought, this is the pinnacle of Lucette Bourdin's music. Then just a few months later, Lucette asked us to release the sequel to "Silver Moon", aptly entitled "Golden Sun"...Keywords:ambient; electronic; drone; space musicDownloads: 3,341 (2 reviews)

mystified - Bone Drones [wh171] - mystifiedMystified, ever experimenting and innovating, has created a collection of drone-ambient works derived entirely from trombone sounds. "For each of these 5 pieces I played a long note on the trombone, trying hard to get a good tone, and holding the note as long as I could. I then processed the notes. The software I used had a "randomize" feature, and I used that a lot for the processing. Each song you hear is a single note on a real trombone processed randomly, then re-composed in an editing progr...Keywords:ambient; dark ambient; drone; ambient drone; organic drone; acoustic drone; soundscape; mystifiedDownloads: 1,257 (2 reviews)

Deep Chill Network - Dream Companion - Deep Chill Networkearman148 - Deep Chill Network - Dream Companion We are very happy to welcome Deep Chill Network to our collective, with their debut Earth Mantra release entitled "Dream Companion". Over the years Deep Chill Network has created several sets of CDs, each with slightly different themes, among them the "Cyber Sleep" series, the "Dreams" series, and the "Frozen Tundra" series. Each of the titles in these collections delivers fairly minimal drones, but somewhere along the line Stephen Phillips and hi...Keywords:ambient; electronic; abstract; droneDownloads: 2,000 (2 reviews)

Shane Morris - Premonition - Shane Morrisearman151 - Shane Morris - Premonition We have often mentioned how much we enjoy meeting new artists, one of the true joys of running a netlabel. But we enjoy just as much welcoming back artists who have already released with us, and love presenting new works by these folks to our audience. Such is our pleasure today, as we introduce the latest release by ambient multi-instrumentalist Shane Morris, entitled "Premonition"...Keywords:ambient; electronic; droneDownloads: 1,331 (2 reviews)

The Omega Core - Massive Black - The Omega Coreearman165 - The Omega Core - Massive Black We have oft mentioned how much we enjoy meeting new folks and bringing their music to our listening audience. Today, we have the pleasure of welcoming Matt Shepherd of The Omega Core to our family of artists, with his fascinating release "Massive Black". We find it difficult to categorize this captivating album. Certainly much of the music could be labeled dark ambient, replete with foreboding abstract sound sculpture and baleful waves of texture crashi...Keywords:ambient; electronic; drone; abstract; dark ambient; space musicDownloads: 1,272 (3 reviews)

Cisfinitum - Landschaft [NTT024] - CisfinitumRussian composers E. Voronovsky (music, synths, tapes, drones) and A. Tzarev (sound construction and digital editing) are responsible for our 24th release, which has been previously released as CDR on the Insofar Vapour Bulk catalog in 2000. Regardless we are very proud to make this material available to you, as its content is utterly timeless. Landschaft is an epic work of deeply emotional/dramatic drones, carrying with them the Cisfinitum trademark which successfully combines electro-acoustic ...Keywords:Electroacoustic; Drones; Dark AmbientDownloads: 10,984 (4 reviews)